Thursday, December 17, 2009

When I was young my mother used to listen to a Christmas song by Barbara Streisend. It was called "The Best Gift."Here are the lyrics.

The best giftThat I ever gotDidn't really weigh a lotIt didn't have a ribbon 'roundAnd it sometimes made the terrible soundThe best of all it seems to meIt wasn't neath the Christmas treeAnd yet, I guess I'd have to sayThat it made all the other presents twice as gayThe best gift that I've ever knownI'd always wanted most to ownYet in my dreams of sugar and spiceI never thought it could be so niceThe best gift that I ever getWas sometimes dry and sometimes wetWas usually pink but oftentimes redAs it lay so innocently in its bedThe best gift of the year to meThe one I hold most dear to meA gift that simply drove me wildWas a tiny new born child...

I love my boys they are my joy and my laughter. I am truly blessed to hold their little hands, dry their little tears and share their little victories. They make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year.